pelastaa kasvonsa

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Finnish

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Verb

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pelastaa kasvonsa

  1. (idiomatic) to save face

Conjugation

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  • See pelastaa.
  • kasvonsa is in the plural and normally in the accusative case (which appears identical to the nominative case in the plural), but is inflected in the partitive case to express an ongoing or incomplete action or if used in the negative.
  • In addition, kasvonsa receives a possessive suffix:
possessor singular plural
1st person kasvoni kasvomme
2nd person kasvosi kasvonne
3rd person kasvonsa

See also

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